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“muletas” and “multas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#32,768
“muletas” frequency rank
#7,198
“multas” frequency rank
39966
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature muletas multas
Definition Forma del plural de muleta. Forma del plural de multa.

Where the eye mixes muletas and multas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
muletas
6 ch
multas

Look-alike desk: muletas vs multas

A purely visual mix-up. muletas ([muˈlet̪as]) and multas ([ˈmul̪t̪as]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39966, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

muletas is recorded at frequency rank #32,768, classified as anoun, pronounced [muˈlet̪as]. multas is at rank #7,198, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmul̪t̪as].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 39966, this pair ranks #161,672 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of muletas vs multas

Shared letters: almstu. Private to "muletas": e. Private to "multas": -.

"muletas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "multas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • muletasmluetas · mmuletas · mueltas · muleats · muletass · muletsa · mulettas · mulletas
  • multasmlutas · mmultas · mulats · mulltas · multass · multsa · multtas · mutlas

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "muletas" for "multas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([muˈlet̪as] versus [ˈmul̪t̪as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "muletas" vs "multas" - which ranks higher?
"multas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,198 in our Spanish list, against #32,768 for "muletas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "muletas" and "multas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "muletas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "multas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #161,672 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "muletas" and "multas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mulatos vs muletas". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #161,672 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list